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Edward IV 1442–1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 April 1442

Birth Location: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Death Date: 9 April 1483

Death Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Cecily Neville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wayte

Children(s): Elizabeth Plantagenet

Edward IV was born in 1442 in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, the child of Richard Plantagenet And Cecily Neville. Edward IV married Elizabeth Lucy Wayte, and had children including Elizabeth Plantagenet. Edward IV passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward IV was born in 1442 in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France, the child of Richard Plantagenet And Cecily Neville.
  • Edward IV married Elizabeth Lucy Wayte, and had children including Elizabeth Plantagenet.
  • Edward IV passed away in 1483 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Edward IV's Ancestors

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Edward IV
1442–1483
Birth Place: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Parents
Richard Plantagenet
1411–1460
Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire
Cecily Neville
1415–1495
Raby Castle, Staindrop, Durham
Grandparents
Anne Mortimer
1390–1411
New Forest, Wstmth, Ireland
Richard (of) Conisbrough
1375–1415
Conisbrough, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Ralph (De) Neville
1364–1425
Raby, Durham, England
Joan (Beaufort, Countess of) Westmorland
1375–1440
Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Pays De La Loire, France
Great-Grandparents
Roger Mortimer
1374–1398
Eleanor Holand
1373–1405
John Raby
1341–1388
Maud Neville
1335–1379
John Lancaster
1340–1399
Katherine Swynford
1350–1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward IV's Descendants

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Edward IV (28 April 1442–9 April 1483) m. Elizabeth (Lucy) Wayte (1442–8 Jun 1492)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Plantagenet 1465–1503 m. Thomas Lumley 1460–1487 m. Henry VII 1455–1509
    1. 1. Mary Lumley 1496–1533
    2. 2. Margaret 1489–1541
    3. 3. Henry VIII 1494–1547
    4. 4. Ann Lumley 1481–1527 m. Sir (William) Hylton, 1488–1536 m. William (Robert) DeCreswell 1486–1534 m. Robert. Ogle 1490–1530
      1. 1. Robert Ogle 1513–1545 m. Dorothy Widdrington 1510–1560
        1. 1. Barbara Ogle 1530–1600 m. Ralph Fenwick 1530–1570

Edward IV's Timeline

2 Records

1442
28 April 1442
Birth of Edward IV in Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
1483
9 April 1483
Age 41
Death of Edward IV in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 April 1442
    Event Place: Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 488
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 April 1483
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 488
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The blood royal of Britain : being a roll of the living descendants of Edward IV and Henry VIII , k
    [5] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918
    [6] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

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